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Well, then I guess they have this coming to them. ‘Them’ being the church leaders who put Weakland into that post. I feel sorry for the decent people who are being victimized a second time by this ongoing tragedy but I hope that someone has the sense to clean house and remove the leaders who put Weakland into a place where he could do the most harm.

Excellent point. How did the Catholic Church allow him to become an Archbishop in the first place? On a much earlier thread, I was told that Weakland was in "denial of key points of Catholic teaching." How then did he make it through the bishop selection process? Who was so impressed as to later promote him to archbishop? Who was his overseer? Who gives such an ungodly man a place of authority and trust in a church, and why?

"...the scandal was never really about the 4% abusers in their ranks. The real scandal was that 66% of bishops covered for the 4%, negatively affecting 95% of the dioceses in the United States - actions which cost the Catholic Church over three billion dollars paid in settlements and awards to the victims."
-- Alex Murphy, September 29, 2009

Alex, that quote of yours:

“...the scandal was never really about the 4% abusers in their ranks. The real scandal was that 66% of bishops covered for the 4%, negatively affecting 95% of the dioceses in the United States - actions which cost the Catholic Church over three billion dollars paid in settlements and awards to the victims.”
— Alex Murphy, September 29, 2009

...is why I don’t put my trust in men or churches.

How did the Catholic Church allow him to become an Archbishop in the first place? On a much earlier thread, I was told that Weakland was in "denial of key points of Catholic teaching." How then did he make it through the bishop selection process? Who was so impressed as to later promote him to archbishop? Who was his overseer? Who gives such an ungodly man a place of authority and trust in a church, and why?

The mystery of iniquity, Alex, the mystery of iniquity..........

"Ungodly men" are to be found within the Church in any historical era. The very first Apostles contained a Judas in their midst and their latter day successors are likewise afflicted. It will be so until the end.

It makes no difference if it's 4%, 66% or 99%. The Church will always endure. That's the Catholic Church, I mean. No amount of sin, scandal or human wretchedness will ever negate its apostolic origins nor the promises Jesus made to it. On the contrary, the Church's perseverance in spite of it being wounded so often and so grievously from within is proof of its Divine origin.

It's a mistake to believe that if sin and scandal rises to some arbitrary level, the Church's mission is voided and we're free to abandon it.

Don’t forget about the District Attorney in Milwaukee County who didn’t prosecute the abusers even when they were brought to his attention.

Former DA Michael McCann failed miserably to protect the victims in these cases.